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Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

The behaviour of immune cells in the blood is so different in patients with Parkinson's disease that it advocates for a new type of supplementary medicine, which can regulate the immune system and thus inhibit the deterioration of the brain.

3 Oct 2019

Multi-gene testing at point of diagnosis can save all women with breast cancer

A lifetime model evaluating the financial, health and social impact of multi-gene testing (BRCA1/2/PALB2) at diagnosis for all breast cancer patients was found to be extremely cost effective for both UK and US health systems.

3 Oct 2019

New anticancer molecule shows therapeutic activity in preclinical models of various cancer types

A novel anticancer molecule created by researchers at The Wistar Institute showed therapeutic activity in preclinical models of various cancer types.

3 Oct 2019

Increased intake of dietary fiber lowers risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Dietary fiber has been found to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology Middle East Conference 2019.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers discover metabolic vulnerability in cancer cells with mutated spliceosomes

A research team from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center reports it has discovered a metabolic vulnerability in multiple types of cancer cells that bear a common genetic mutation affecting cellular machines called spliceosomes.

From Johns Hopkins Medicine 3 Oct 2019

Printed electronics show promise for personalized biosensors, embedded electronic tattoos

Electrical engineers at Duke University have devised a fully print-in-place technique for electronics that is gentle enough to work on delicate surfaces including paper and human skin.

3 Oct 2019

New prosthesis feels and acts like original limb

A new prosthesis powered by microscopic electrodes implanted in the thigh muscles of the wearer transmits natural sensations when the limb is touched, as well as with the movement of the limb.

3 Oct 2019

Gut bacterial profile can predict gut damage following radiotherapy

Rather like a physical fingerprint, the gut microbial pattern can be used to identify certain vulnerabilities in patients who are undergoing radiation therapy for prostate or gynecologic cancer, predicting which of them are most likely to suffer damage to the intestine.

3 Oct 2019

Formula costs the earth: support breastfeeding instead, says new study

At last, the pendulum has swung back to accepting breastfeeding as the norm in infant feeding. Interestingly, this has come about not because of recognition of its natural role in infant care, but because of the revelation of how much it costs the earth to produce “unnecessary formula” for babies and young children, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal.

3 Oct 2019

Eating fish in pregnancy could improve attentiveness in children

A study published on October 3, 2019, in the International Journal of Epidemiology shows that babies whose mothers ate more seafood in the first three months of pregnancy showed greater attention capacity at eight years of age.

3 Oct 2019

Newly discovered molecular process could speed up recovery from nerve injuries

Twenty million Americans suffer from peripheral nerve injuries, which can be caused by traumas such as combat wounds and motorcycle crashes as well as medical disorders including diabetes.

3 Oct 2019

New 3D scaffold may help identify the best treatments for cancer

A new 3D structure for growing cell cultures could enable doctors to test medications on model tumors grown from a patient's own cells, according to results from a team of engineers and cancer researchers at the University of Michigan.

3 Oct 2019

Aspirin may reduce adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function

A new study is the first to report evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin may lessen the adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function.

3 Oct 2019

Two cell mutations contribute to the development of acute myeloid leukemia

Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered that two cell mutations, already harmful alone, enhance one another's effects, contributing to the development of the deadly blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

3 Oct 2019

CU Anschutz receives NIH Center grant to advance implementation science and cancer control

Drs. Russell Glasgow, Cathy Bradly and colleagues at the Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes and Delivery Science at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado have received an NIH Center grant from the National Cancer Institute to advance implementation science and cancer control (1P50CA244688-01).

3 Oct 2019

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

A University of South Florida College of Nursing researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute to study whether a home-based exercise regimen to help improve gait and balance and strengthen muscles can lessen adverse neuromuscular effects many breast cancer survivors face after chemotherapy.

3 Oct 2019

The vulnerability to auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may be established by infancy

Some people suffering from severe mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, hear "voices," known as auditory hallucinations.

3 Oct 2019

Vaping-associated lung injury most likely caused by toxicity from noxious chemical fumes

Research into the pathology of vaping-associated lung injury is in its early stages, but a Mayo Clinic study published in The New England Journal of Medicine finds that lung injuries from vaping most likely are caused by direct toxicity or tissue damage from noxious chemical fumes.

3 Oct 2019

Study brings new understanding in the battle against mosquito-borne diseases

In two recent studies, including one published Oct. 1 in Trends in Parasitology, medical entomologist Riley Tedrow found that malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Madagascar, an African island nation, feed on the blood of humans and other mammals more frequently than assumed, which increases opportunities for disease transmission.

3 Oct 2019

High-resolution imaging shows how HIV spreads between living cells

In order to treat diseases better, we must understand how they arise.

3 Oct 2019

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Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

Multi-gene testing at point of diagnosis can save all women with breast cancer

New anticancer molecule shows therapeutic activity in preclinical models of various cancer types

Increased intake of dietary fiber lowers risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Researchers discover metabolic vulnerability in cancer cells with mutated spliceosomes

Printed electronics show promise for personalized biosensors, embedded electronic tattoos

New prosthesis feels and acts like original limb

Gut bacterial profile can predict gut damage following radiotherapy

Formula costs the earth: support breastfeeding instead, says new study

Eating fish in pregnancy could improve attentiveness in children

Newly discovered molecular process could speed up recovery from nerve injuries

New 3D scaffold may help identify the best treatments for cancer

Aspirin may reduce adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function

Two cell mutations contribute to the development of acute myeloid leukemia

CU Anschutz receives NIH Center grant to advance implementation science and cancer control

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

The vulnerability to auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may be established by infancy

Vaping-associated lung injury most likely caused by toxicity from noxious chemical fumes

Study brings new understanding in the battle against mosquito-borne diseases

High-resolution imaging shows how HIV spreads between living cells

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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